Cobra 850

General Information

This  Cobra 850 can only be described as being in very good for her age & has been exceptionally well maintained and updated. Rigged as a sloop, she has slab reefing on the mainsail & roller reefing on the foresail. She has a Beta 20 HP engine that was replaced in 1998. She has a huge 9’6”  beam & her cabin provides 4 berths, a navigation station, galley with gas hob & heads with sink & marine toilet. In addition she has  a hot water system, Eberspacher cabin heating, a full cockpit tent and hot water cockpit shower. Her interior is in great condition & a credit to her current owners who have replaced all the headlining and upholstery. This Cobra 850 is a great boat that is easy to sail, has been exceptionally well maintained & updated to offer family friendly cruising. She is currently lying ashore in Southampton & is available for viewings through Aspire Boat sales.

Main Specifications

Stock Number :                 ABS 1080

Year of Build :                    1980

LOA :                                  28’6” (8.50m)

LWL :                                  22’0” (6.70m)

Beam :                                9’6”    (2.90m)

Draft :                                 4’6”    (1.38m)

Keel Type :                         Fin Keel

Displacement :                   3500 kgs

Engine :                              1 x  Beta BD722 – 20 HP – New in 1998

No of Berths :                      4

VHF :                                   Raytheon RAY200

Speed / Log :                       NASA Clipper

Chart Plotter :                      Digital Yacht SC500A with AIS            

Mainsail :                             Slab Reefed (3 off) with Lazy Jacks & Zip up Boom Cover

Foresail :                             Furling Headsail on Furlex Furling system – New in 2004

Other Sails :                        Spinnaker with Pole & lines & Cruising Chute

Main Features

Accommodation

Four Berths in Forward Cabin & Saloon (One double berth and two singles)
Galley with Plastimo two burner gas cooker (New in 2011) and twin sinks
Heads with Jabsco marine toilet (New in 2008) and handbasin
Teak interior wood joinery
Interior linings replaced in 2010
Windows replaced in 2004
Eberspacher cabin heating
Cockpit shower with hot & cold water

RIG

Sloop Rigged
Aluminium spars
Stainless steel standing rigging (New in 2004)
Slab mainsail - 3 off reefs
Furlex headsail roller reefing (new Furlex unit in 2004)
Spinnaker pole

SAILS:

Shore Sails furling headsail (1988)
Mainsail (2001)
Spinnaker
Cruising chute

WINCHES
2 x Lewmar #32 - two speed, self tailing winches
2 x Lewmar #16 - spinnker sheet winches
2 x Lewmar #7 - halyard winches on mast

CONSTRUCTION
Designer: David Feltham
White G.R.P hull, deck & superstructure
Fin keel
Skeg hung rudder
Tiller steering
Cockpit sole & seating Flexiteeked (2010)

Machinery & Equipment

BETA BD722 (20HP) 3 cylinder Diesel Engine
Fresh water cooled
Technodrive TMC40 gear box
Single lever TFX control
Hallyard Marine Aquadrive Shaft drive to 3 bladed prop

GROUND TACKLE
Anchor with warp & chain

ELECTRICS
2 x 12v batteries (Engine new in 2010 & Domestic new in 2011)
Charged by engine alternator
Solarex 20 Watt Fitted Solar Panel & Regulator to Charge Batteries ( with switch to select battery )Fitted Shore Power

Tanks
1 x fuel (approx 11 gallons)
1 x water tank

Heating & Water System
Pressurised hot & cold water system  with Calorifier to Galley, Heads & Cockpit

Eberspacher diesel cabin heating

NAVIGATION AIDS:

Plastimo compass x 2
Nasa Clipper speed/log
Digital Yacht SC500A chartplotter (New in 2010) – Visible from cockpit & saloon
Nasa Clipper echosounder
Raytheon Ray 200 (VHF)
Autohelm ST1000 autopilot
Nasa navtex Digital Weather Information
MLR Differential GPS with cockpit repeater (New in 2002)
VHF speaker in cockpit
Navigation lights

Safety Equipment

Horseshoe lifebuoy with light
2 x lifejackets
3 x fire extinguishers
Fire blanket

General Inventory
Boarding ladder
Avon Redcrest dinghy
Solar panel
Sprayhood
Dodgers
Full cockpit tent

Cockpit Cushions
Clock/barometer
Warps/fenders
Cassette player

Cabin Alarm Sysytem

New Guardrails fitted in 2011

Hanging Locker & additional stowage lockers throughout

Brokers Comments

This Cobra 850 fin keel cruising yacht is truly in very good condition for her age. She offers a light bright & spacious cabin with high solid teak woodwork & comfortable upholstery. She has 4 good size berths & many home comforts including hot & Cold pressurised water, fitted cabin heating & a compact but useful galley. In addition, she is wired for shore power & even has a hot & cold shower in the cockpit. Using the full cockpit tent with window covers, your modesty can be preserved while taking a hot shower and this area can also offer useful additional seating when the weather is not so good. Her saloon provides a very useful navigation station & chart table with VHF, GPS & Navtex digital weather information, all close at hand. On deck, she is also well equipped with many features including mainsail slab reefing with lazy jacks and zip up boom cover. The condition of this boat has to be seen to be fully appreciated and she offers fantastic value for money.

The Cobra 850 is notably roomy for a boat of her size with lots of storage. She sails well & is easy to handle. She is an excellent, safe & reliable boat which is both fun to sail & comfortable to live on-board. She is ideal for family sailing around coastal waters whilst still being very capable of cruising further afield. She is currently lying ashore in Southampton & viewing can be arranged through Aspire Boat Sales